Combination curtain and shade holder



.I. W. MOTT.

COMBINATION CURTAIN AND SHADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1921.

1,407,877, Patented Fb. 28, 1922.

a nwmron JWMOZZ" )4 TTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WILLIAM MOT'T, or SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

COMBINATION CURTAIN AND SHADE HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN lVILLiAM More a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Springfield in the county of Sangamon, State of Illinois, have invented a new and a useful Improvement in Combination Curtain and Shade Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

invention relates toiimprovements in combination Curtain and shade holders,'and it consists in the combinations, constructions and. arrangements herein described and claimed. 7 a i i An object of my invention is to provide a combination curtain and shade holder for windows that has adjustable shade brackets adapted I for operative engagement with window shades of various lengths. i

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described that can bequickly and easily adjusted to accommodate shades of varying sizes. A further object of my invention is to provide a deviceof the type described that is relatively, simple in construction and op,- eration, not likely to get out, of order easily, and thoroughly practical commercially. Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularl. pointed out in the appendedelaims.

invention is illustrated vin the accompanying dravs'rir'igs forming part of this application, in which a. V a

avilw showingthedevice operatively applied. to a window frame, rig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the devlce, 7 i

f Fig 3 is a seetion along the line-3'3 of Figgg, a l a Fig; & is, a sectional {view of a fragmentary portion of theydevice;

In t e lrawings, 1 denotes the inner frame of a window 2, In carrying out my inventio neul provide a pair of separate, frame members 3 and t that are designed, to be secured to the framel in substantially the positions illustrated relative to the'window 2.. ;[hle. framemembersc3 and 4; are precisely identical in essential respects,rthe only differenee being that the frame member f is adapted to be applied to the right hand portion of the frame l, while' the frame member 3 is adapted to be appliedv to the I Specification of Letters Patent.

left hand'portion of the same frame; I shall therefore confine my descriptionto the frame member 3 and the parts carried thereby, it being understood that similar elements to those enumerated hereinafter are embodied in the frame member 4; or as-v sociated therewith.

The frame member 3 comprises a relatively fiat side portion 5 thatis secured to the frame 1 by screws 6 and has an integral laterally extending portion 7 fashioned wi h. lugs' 8 through which screws 9 are projected into the frame member 1. vThe laterally extending portion has a relatively raised central portion 10 formed :with a central aperture 11 therethrough having an end guide flange and side guide fianges 13'-13 margining the aperture 11. The side guide flanges 13 -13 are indentedor notched at 14.-14: for the entire length of each; y 7 A slidable shade bracket comprises; a top plate 15 having its end portions superposed on the side vflanges 13-13 while a bottom plate 16 underlying the side flanges 13 13 is held in spaced relation therewith vby parallel spacing members 17- 17. The top adjacent-its end adapted to receive and engage the end portion of a stud or shaftprd jec'tin'g from the adjacent end of a shade roller (not shown) to maintain such roller in constant operative position.

, Theupperplate 15 is formed with a longitudinally extendingsubstantially. semi eylindrical raised portion 21 extending the entire length thereof intermediate ,its side walls and the bottom plate 16is formed with a cooperating longitudinally extending c semicylindrical depressed portion 22, thereby .providing a guideway in which are disposed spaced apart locking members 23, and 24 having their remote endportions 25 .a nd 26,

I Patented Feb. 28, 192,2. Application filed February 28, 1921. Serial No. 448,447. r

respectively, adapted tothenotches 14- 14 in the side guide flanges 13,13.; A spring 27 disposed between the approximate ends of the locking members 23 andZet tends to force the same apart so that the end portions 25' and 26 constantly engage the notches 1414 to prevent movement of the shade bracket relative to the lateral extension 7. The locking members 23 and 24 have operating pins 28 and 29 fastened therein andprojecting through slots 30 and 31, respectively,

in the wall of the semi-cylindrical portion 21.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The shade roller brackets associated with the frame members can be moved relatively when the pins 28 and 29 are grasped and moved together against the tension of the springs 27, thereby withdrawing the end portions 25 and 26 from the notches 14-14 so that the bracket members can be m0vedtoward' each other or apart along the side extensions/7. When the bracket members have been adjusted so that the bracket arms 19 are spaced apart and the sockets 20 therein are positioned to operatively' engage with a shade roller of .a given size in an ordinary manner, the pins 28 and 29 are released and the end portions 25 and 26 will engage with notches 1414 to 'releasably maintain the shade roller brackets in adjusted position. The frame members 3'and4 are secured to the window frame l'in the manner described and the adjustments necessary to accommodateshade rollers'of various lengths are then accomplished entirely byadj'ustment of the shade roller brackets, The side portions "5 r of the frame members'3 and 4 are each fashioned with pairs of outstanding lugs 3232 and 3333 and these lugs have ver tically alined openings (not shown) therethrough adapted to receive the'downwa'rdly turned end portions 34 and 35, respectively,

of converging curtain bracket arms '36 and 37 which are arranged at their outer ends to provide a hook 38 that is adapted to support a curtain pole (not shown)'or the like adjacent its end) o It will thus be seen thatxI providea device that is capable'of being usedfor anin definitelength of time to support window shades and curtains" of various sizes. The

brackets ordinarily used for supporting shade rollers mustbe' removed andagain japplijed" to a window frame in order to engage withfa "shade roller of "a size different from that of-the original shade roller land'the wlndow frame very'often is damagedwhen the ordinary brackets are'removed therefrom or applied thereto. Curtains 'of various w dths can'be'satisfactorily applied to, a cur- 133,111 pole supportedon thehooks 38 without changing;- the relative positions of these members If further adjustment is necessary, the bracket arms '36 and 347 may be swung tOWardeachbther or in the opposite 'directions' about the downturned' end ,.por- -trons 34 and 35. The frame members 3 and 4=a-nd the shade roller brackets may be made provide guideways adapted to slidably engage the notched edge portions of the frame member, said upper plate bein formed with an integral outstanding arm for supporting a shade roller and with a raised portion eX- v tending transversely of the aperture and said lower plate being formed with ajdepressed portion cooperating with the raised portion to provide a transverse guideway, 7 spaced apart locking members slidably disposed 'within the last named guideway and adapted at their remote ends for en agement with thenotched edges of the ame member, and a spring disposed between" the proximate ends of the locking members to yieldingly maintain the latter in engagement lwovlaith the notched edges of the frame mem- 2. A. device of the character described comprising a frame member having a'longitudinally extending aperture thereim'oppo site edges of the frame member margining the aperture being notched, and a slidable shade roller bracket consisting of upper and lower plates arranged at opposite sides of the frame member and secured together to provide guideways adapted to-slidably engage the notched edge portions of the frame member, said upper plate being. formed with an integral outstanding arm for supporting a shade roller and with araised portionextending transversely of the aperture"' and said lower plate being formed withfa de- 11 pressed portion cooperating with the raised portion to provide a transverse guideway, spaced apart locking members slidablydisposed within the last named guidewaygla'nd Y adapted at their remote'ends' for "engage.- 116 ment with the notchededges of the frame' ioo member, a spring disposed between the proximate ends of thelocking members, to

yieldingly maintain the latter in"'engage- H ment with the notched edges of otherframe 1 member, [and an operating pin secured to each of said locking members and arranged to project through a slot in theraised portudinally extending aperture therein, opposite edges of the frame membermargiu ing the aperture being notched, a slidable shade roller bracket consisting of upper and lower plates arranged at opposite sides of the frame member and secured together to provide guideways adapted to slidably engage the notched edge portions of the frame member, said upper plate being formed with an integral outstanding arm for supporting a shade roller and with a raised portion extending transversely of the aperture and said lower plate being formed with a depressed portion cooperating with the raised portion to' provide a transverse guideway, spaced apart locking members slidably disposed with the last named guideway and adapted at their remote ends for'engagement with the notched edges of the frame member, a spring disposed between the proximate ends of the locking members to yieldingly, maintain the latter in engagement with the notched edges of the frame member, an operatin pin secured to each of said locking mem ers and arranged to project through a slot in the raised portion of the upper plate, said operating pins being adapted to be grasped and moved toward one another to cause the locking members to disengage the notched edges of the frame member, and a curtain pole supporting member hingedly connected to said frame member and movable about a vertical axis.

JOHN WILLIAM MOTT. 

